Disciples of the Wei Family spoke one after another, "For all of us to survive, we can only rely on you!"
"Your cultivation level is the weakest among us, and it won't be of any use in the struggle against the other two major clans, so this task is undoubtedly most suited for you!"
"Yes! Afterwards, we will tell the Family Head, and even someone as obscure as you will leave behind a good reputation in the Wei Family!"
And as they gradually approached him, a look of despair spread across the disciple's face, "Are you truly so heartless? Simply because my cultivation is weak?"
As fellow disciples of the Wei Family, he could have never imagined that in such a crisis, they wouldn't unite to resist the wolf horde but would choose to use him as bait instead!
Xu Sheng's dark eyes flashed with pity, but he did not speak up to stop them, for the Cultivation World was indeed so cruel!
Being abandoned by one's own clan was nothing out of the ordinary!
Hearing the disciple's voice, the others remained expressionless as they said, "Better go out on your own, don't force us to take action..."
"That's right, if you run fast enough, there might still be a chance to live!"
"We don't want to do this either, but to prevent total annihilation, we have no choice but to resort to this last-ditch strategy!"
Knowing they had made up their minds to abandon him, the weakest disciple clenched his teeth, his eyes deeply sweeping over the surrounding disciples...
The next moment, his body suddenly exploded with terrifying spiritual power, and he dashed at high speed from beyond the stone pillar...
Feeling the fluctuation of spirit force, the wolf horde stopped their advance toward the stone pillar. Their crimson eyes instantly locked onto the disciple who had burst forth...
The next moment, as the Wolf King opened his gaping jaws, issuing a heart-shuddering howl, "ROAR!!!", the entire wolf pack became eager to chase after the fleeing disciple...
Several minutes passed before the wolf horde had evidently left the area...
"Phew! We finally saved our skins! Who would have thought this Secret Realm would be so dangerous!"
"Yes! If it weren't for that disciple drawing the wolves away, we might have become their food already!"
"It's just that doing this doesn't feel quite right, does it? After all, he is also a disciple of our Wei Family!"
"Psh, with his lowly cultivation, he is of no help to us; keeping him around is just a burden!"
At this time, the disciple near Xu Sheng said hastily, "Now that the wolf pack has left, let's quickly collect the Xuanjing Stones!"
As his words fell, the eyes of these Wei Family Disciples heatedly turned towards the faint blue glow of the Xuanjing Stones, and they began to collect them rapidly...
Then, their eyes turned towards Xu Sheng, full of gratitude, "Brother Xu, we truly owe you for this time. Otherwise, the Wei Family Disciples would have perished due to my decision!"
It seems that in the journey to come, it would be best to await Brother Xu's instructions. Otherwise, it might lead to the Wei Family Disciples falling into danger again, and then he would indeed be the culprit...
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng's dark eyes glanced at him with some complexity...
Being able to come up with just the right plan to attract the wolf horde, this guy's mind was indeed sharp...
Then, as if something had occurred to him, he asked in a casual tone, "By the way, do you know about the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Fruit?"
Upon hearing this, the disciple furrowed his brows, "Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Fruit? I recall that it has the ability to suppress emotions and purify the mind. The Yan Family had once obtained it from this Secret Realm. But Brother Xu, why do you ask about this?"
Xu Sheng chuckled and shook his head, "Nothing much, just something the Family Head asked me to do..."
The former nodded thoughtfully and did not venture to ask any further...
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On the other side, the disciple from the Wei Family who was fleeing desperately with the aid of spiritual power said with a ghastly face, "Damn it!! What is up with this wolf pack?"
Ever since he had been used as bait, the entire pack of wolf demons had been relentlessly following him...
Without the slightest intention of stopping!
"ROAR!!!"
Another series of fierce howls erupted from the mouths of the wolf demons, causing the whole space to tremble involuntarily!
Immediately after, their blood-red eyes suddenly brightened, and they began to speed up towards the Wei Family Disciple ahead, opening their dripping jaws...
As the wolf demons accelerated their attack, the latter realized that his spiritual power was almost exhausted and internally cried out, "This is bad!"
At such high speeds, while pondering, he lost his balance and flew backward several meters before crashing to the ground...
At that moment, the pack of wolves circled around him, licking their tongues as they stepped closer...
The terrified Wei Family Disciple said, "Don't... don't come any closer! If you come any closer, I will... I will... fight back!"
Just as he was about to become prey to the wolf demons, their sensitive noses suddenly quivered, and shortly after, they retracted their extended paws...
Almost without hesitation, they turned and left in the opposite direction...
The Wei Family Disciple felt as if he had been pulled back from the brink of death...
Despite not knowing the reason, he was lucky to be alive!
He breathed a deep sigh of relief in his heart, "Phew..."
Then, he remembered the faces of those Wei Family Disciples who had abandoned him without a second thought...
A deep sense of resentment began to permeate his eyes...
"Since you were the first to be unkind to me, don't expect me to show any mercy!"
...
The Wei Family Disciples who had collected a large amount of Xuanjing Stones were all flashing looks of excitement...
One of the disciples touched the Storage Cosmos Bag in his hand, "With so many Xuanjing Stones, we can definitely say we've made a bumper haul this time!"
"Absolutely, and it's all thanks to Brother Xu. Without him, how could we have acquired such treasures just after entering the Secret Realm?"
"Although we've lost a comrade who was nothing but a burden, the treasures we've obtained in exchange are definitely worth it!"
The space was filled with noisy voices...
Xu Sheng coughed, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when...
The disciple beside him spoke out first, "Everyone quiet down a bit. I'm sure the pack of wolves will be back soon, we should leave quickly!"
Having said that, he turned his head to Xu Sheng and asked as if for confirmation, "Isn't that right, Brother Xu?"
Seeing this, Xu Sheng replied somewhat helplessly, "Yes! That's exactly it. If we delay any longer, it will be troublesome when the pack of wolves returns!"
This guy did it on purpose, interrupting me, didn't he?
Definitely...
Following that, the Wei Family Disciples all calmed down from their excitement and continued to move deeper into the Secret Realm...
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